ELA 10 Literary Terminology

2. narrative device to access information which occurs at an earlier point in time
4. any writing which relies on the writer's imagination rather than fact
5. a choice in which both possibilities are equally undesirable
6. "the stricken airplane tumbled like a duck with a broken wing" figure of speech
7. lesson on the subject of how to live life better
8. word imitating the sound being described
9. the sequence of story events
12. to hint at future story development
14. figure of speech based on exaggeration
16. a peculiar way of speaking a language which is common to a larger group
17. point of view that permits readers to know all situations if they had god like powers
21. any force, human or otherwise, which opposes main character
22. the manner of expression which values word sounds and structures of line and verse to convey additional meaning to that of chosen words
23. point in a narrative at which the reader can successfully predict the outcome of conflict

1. the time, place, and mood or 'atmosphere'of a narrative
3. the repetition of initial consonant sounds as in "deep dungeon"
5. conversation between story characters
10. the plot's "falling action"
11. a story's main character
13. any story, however constructed
15. poetic rhythm, often described in terms of poetic 'feet'
18. an object, person, action, or thing which stands for something totally different in story
19. any story which transcends or goes beyond the boundaries of known reality
20. any 14 line poem written in iambic pentameter